Still from gun camera film Heinkel

Still from gun camera film shot by Flight Lieutenant A G 'Sailor' Malan, leader of 'A' Flight, No. 74 Squadron RAF, recording his first aerial victory, a Heinkel He 111 over Dunkirk. Debris and billowing smoke. The Heinkel's starboard engine and the starboard undercarriage has dropped.

ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER COMMAND, 1939-1945. (C 1704) Still from gun camera film shot by Flight Lieutenant A G ‘Sailor’ Malan, leader of ‘A’ Flight, No. 74 Squadron RAF, recording his first aerial victory, a Heinkel He 111 over Dunkirk. Although debris and billowing smoke issue from the Heinkel’s starboard engine and the starboard undercarriage has dropped, Malan’s claim was categorised as unconfirmed since he did not observe the aircraft’s destruc… Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205023618

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